This version documents the ritual performance that accompanied the work. Useless Effort, during a ceremony with Buddhist monks. The rituality, combined with the exhibition environment, enriches the work with a reflection on the relationship between the sacred, simulation, and time.
- Ma Yuan
- Prints
- photographic print on paper
- 42 × 29,5 cm
- Madeinartgallery
The scene shows a Buddhist ceremony around the installation, with monks gathered in orange robes under warm light, evoking a temporal suspension.
Performative Art / Art and Spirituality / Artistic Documentation
“Between History and Illusion” – Tianjin Academy, 2010; photographic collection “Art & Ritual in China” (2013)
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